by Jen Lewis | Nov 9, 2015 | Activism, Art
When guerrilla art meets activism, monumental action can occur. Here Menstrual Designer Jen Lewis interviews fellow artist Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch about the activist vision behind Bloch’s engaging banner Stop the Flow of Violence. PERIOD. Read on to find...
by Editor | Nov 7, 2015 | Activism
This weekend we offer two extremely different examples of how menstruation is being referenced in social and political activism. 1. Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, is a menstrual activist. In an article for The Atlantic, headlined Let Girls Learn,...
by Editor | Nov 5, 2015 | Activism, Art
Guest Post by Diana Álvarez “Are you the girl who drank her period blood?” This was a frequent question I was asked during the 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, held in June, 2015, at Suffolk University in Boston. I had the...
by David Linton | Oct 31, 2015 | Activism, magazines, Media
It looks like menstrual activism is springing up all over the continent. We at re: Cycling launched an exploration of social and political menstrual activism at the beginning of October, just weeks before Cosmopolitan magazine noted 2015 as “The Year the Period...
by Editor | Oct 29, 2015 | Activism, Menstrual Hygiene Management
Guest Post by Danielle Keiser, WASH United WASH United, initiator of Menstrual Hygiene Day, has been working closely with the Kenyan government and local NGOs to establish a national policy around Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). Today we sat down with the team at...